Louder, Softer
Dynamics without pushing
What you'll be able to say
I compared comfortable quieter and fuller versions of one short phrase without pushing the volume.
Lessons
- 1.Dynamics Without Pushing
4 min · Loud from resonance, quiet from support, neither from the throat.
- 2.Dynamic Ballad
6 min · A song that lives or dies on its dynamic arc.
- 3.Self-Check: Four Levels, One Note
5 min · Four audibly distinct levels on one note. Input level is uncalibrated, so your ear is the judge, not a number.
Where to practise
Nothing in Suede Sing measures this, so the self-check is your ear and your recording. What it shows: That the levels sound distinct on one note. Input level is uncalibrated, so discrete dynamic levels are not measurable.
No sessions in take analysis on this device yet.
Practice material
The exercises and songs play synthesized reference pitches: they supply the notes, not a recording of a singer demonstrating a technique. Record your takes in the recorder.
- Warm-upSustained hold
- SongSimple Gifts
- BookBreath: support versus pressurePart of Suede Pro
- BookResonance, placement and the vowelPart of Suede Pro
Work in a comfortable range and volume. Stop for pain, burning, sudden hoarseness, loss of range or a change in your speaking voice. These lessons teach practice decisions and stop rules; they don't diagnose or treat anything, and pitch readings do not assess vocal health. Persistent symptoms belong with a qualified clinician, not another attempt.